Gutter board for building composed of prefabricated panels



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GUTTER BOARD FOR BUILDING COMPOSED OF.PREFABRICATED PANELS Filed Aug. 24. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M/z m/v M4 Unitcd States Patent Ofice 2,755,893 Patented July 24, 1956 GUTTER BOARD FOR BUILDING COMPOSED OF PREFABRICATED PANELS Milton Male, Pittsburgh, Pa., assignor to United States Steel Corporation, a corporation of New Jersey Application August 24, 1951, Serial No. 243,408

3 Claims. (Cl. 189-1) This invention relates to a building composed of prefabricated panels and, in particular, to means for mounting under the caves of the roof of such building, a panel or board adapted to form a closure between the roof and wall and also to support a gutter.

An object of the invention is to provide a gutter-board mounting such that the gutter board may be installed quickly and easily when the panels composing the walls and ceiling of the building have been set in place and connected and the roof rafters erected thereon. A further object is to provide a mounting requiring no special tools, which is held in place, when once installed, by adjacent parts of the structure subsequently applied.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, I employ as gutter-board supports, the overhanding ends of connector members secured to the ceiling panels for attachment to the wall panels. I provide these members with vertical slots adjacent their ends and the gutter board with laterally displaced tongues spaced along its inner face, adapted to enter the slots on longitudinal movement of the gutter board.

A complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from the following detailed description and explanation which refer to the accompanying drawings illustrating the present preferred embodiment. In the drawings,

Figure l is an elevation of a wall panel with parts broken away;

Figure 2 is a partial perspective, partly in section, showing a portion of one end of a ceiling panel;

Figure 3 is a perspective diagram showing the arrangement of the wall and ceiling panels to form a building, the roof being omitted;

Figure 4 is a partial section through an cave of the building, with parts in elevation;

Figure 5 is an elevation of the gutter board showing the inner face thereof; and

Figure 6 is an isometric view of a section through the gutter board.

Referring now in detail to the drawings and, for the present to Figures 1 through 4, particularly, a plurality of panels 10 are disposed vertically, side-by-side, with splines or keys therebetween, to form the walls of a building as shown (without a roof) in Figure 3. Each panel 10 comprises a frame including channel-section side rails 11 and top and bottom rails 12, having a metal sheet 13 on one side. A sheet of hardboard 14 or the like covers the other side and the interior is filled with thermal insulation 15 (see Figure 4). Ceiling panels 16 disposed horizontally, span the wall panels on opposite sides of the building, being alined therewith. The ceiling panels are composed of a frame including Z-section side rails 17 and channel-section end rails, covered on the lower side by a metal sheet 13. A filling of thermal insulation 19 in the frame is covered by a sheet of hardboard 20 (see Figure 4).

The ceiling panels have bearing pieces in the form of channels 30 extending longitudinally therefrom at each corner. Each piece 30 is disposed with its flanges inwardly, the upper flange thereof engaging the upper flange of the side rail 17 and being secured thereto, and the web engaging that of the side rail. Thus when the ceiling panels are alined with the wall panels, the projecting ends of pieces 30 fit closely against the webs of the side rails 11 of panels 10 so that the wall and ceiling panels may be connected by bolts 31 (see Figure 4). The projecting ends of pieces 30 have vertical slots 32 therein for mounting a gutter board as will now be explained.

Referring now more particularly to Figures 4, 5 and 5, rafters 33 connected to the side rails 17 of the ceiling panels 16 by angle brackets 34, carry a roof deck 35. A gutter board 36 is disposed under the cave thereof. It has an inclined upper edge portion 37 to which a flanged strip 38 is secured, forming a downwardly opening vertical groove 39. The portion of the strip 38 in contact with inclined portion 37 bears against the under surface of roof deck 35. The lower edge of the board 36 is flanged inwardly as at 40 but terminates short of the outer sheet of panels 10. A spacer strip 41 of channel section extends along the board adjacent its lower edge and has a turned-up flange 41 which abuts the panel sheet flatwise.

Tongues 42 are spaced along the inner face of board 36 and extend longitudinally thereof. The tongues are secured to the board at one end as by spot-welding and are displaced laterally thereof at the other end so as to enter slots 32 in bearing pieces 30. The board may be installed by placing it against the ends of these pieces: with the tongues at one side of the latter, respectively, and pushing it horizontally until the tongues enter the slots. The board may then be held in position by any suitable means. It may conveniently be held by pilasters. secured to the corners of the building, the pilasters extending upwardly past the end of the board.

A sheet metal gutter 43 having stays 44 spaced there- 'along and an angle 45 extending along the bottom thereof, is applied to the gutter board by pushing the upper edgeof the inner wall of the gutter into groove 39. The gutter is then secured by inserting screws 46 through angle 45 into the gutter board.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the invention provides a very simple and inexpensive gutter-board mounting which can be quickly and easily applied. When in place with the gutter secured thereto, the gutter board affords a neat attractive finish under the eaves, effectively concealing the upper ends of the wall panels and the ends of the ceiling panels as well.

Although I have disclosed herein the present preferred embodiment of my invention, I intend to cover as well any change or modification therein which may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a building, a side wall composed of vertical panels standing side-by-side, a ceiling composed of horizontal panels alined with, carried by and extending laterally from the upper edges of said vertical panels, each of said horizontal panels having spaced side rails and an extension from each side rail including a vertical web projecting outwardly beyond the other side of said vertical panels and secured thereto, the web of each extension having a vertical slot adjacent its outer end, said extensions terminating substantially in a common vertical plane, a horizontal gutter board on the exterior of the side wall having a vertical side face abutting the ends of said extensions, a roof deck extending above said gutter board, the gutter board extending upwardly into contact with the lower surface of the deck, horizontal tongues attached to said face of said board. offset inwardlv therefrom and extending longitudinally thereof, said tongues being spaced along the board and in registry with said slots, respectively, and serving after having been simultaneously inserted therein to secure said board to said extensions. I

2. A building as defined by claim 1, characterized by said gutter board depending below the upper edges of the wall panels in outwardly spaced relation therefrom and a horizontal spacer member between and in contact with the board and the wall panels.

3. In a building, a side wall, a ceiling carried thereby composed of horizontal panels extending laterally from one side of the wall, each panel having extensions projecting outwardly beyond the other side of said Wall and secured thereto, each extension having a vertical slot 1 adjacent its outer end, said extensions terminating substantially in a common vertical plane, a horizontal gutter board on the exterior of the side wall having a vertical side face abutting the ends of said extensions, a roof deck extending above said gutter, board, the gutter board extending upwardly into contact with the lower surface of the deck, horizontal tonguesattached to said face of said board, offset inwardly therefrom and extending longitudinally thereof, said tongues being spaced along the board in registry with said slots, respectively, and serving after having been simultaneously inserted therein to secure said board to said extensions.

References Cited'in the file a this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,462,208 Mayo July 17, 1923 1,810,597 Corwin June 16, 1931 2,071,666 Sylvan Feb. 23, 1937 2,186,310 Von Hoefen Jan. 9, 1940 2,223,016 Parkhurst Nov. 26, 1940 

